A custody dispute has turned into an international manhunt after a father kidnaps his children and crosses the border into Mexico.

A custody dispute has turned into an international manhunt after a father kidnaps his children and crosses the border into Mexico.

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Updated: 7:38 AM EDT Jun 4, 2015

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WEBVTT YOUR COMPLETE NEWS COVERAGE FOR GREATER LOUISVILLE STARTS RIGHT NOW. VICKI: GOOD EVENING, I'M VICKI DORTCH. A CUSTODY DISPUTE HAS TURNED INTO AN INTERNATIONAL MANHUNT AFTER A FATHER KIDNAPS HIS CHILDREN AND CROSSES THE BORDER INTO MEXICO. NOW, DAYS AFTER FAMILY LAST SAW THE TWO YOUNG BOYS, THE COMMUNITY IS RALLYING AROUND THE FAMILY, IN HOPES OF RETURNING THE CHILDREN SAFELY TO THEIR OLDHAM COUNTY HOME. WLKY'S LAUREN ADAMS JOINS US NOW WITH MORE ON THIS STORY. LAUREN? LAUREN: LAGRANGE POLICE HAVE TALKED WITH THAT FATHER, AND THE TWO CHILDREN, BUT ACCORDING TO POLICE EDGAR GUTIERREZ HAS NO PLANS OF RETURNING. SO, FAMILY IS NOW PLANNING TO GO TO MEXICO, BUT THEY KNOW THAT WILL BE COSTLY. NOT KNOWING THE NEXT TIME I'LL SEE 'EM IS SO HEARTBREAKING. IF I WOULD HAVE HAD ONE LAST KISS, ONE LAST I LOVE YOU. LAUREN: IT'S NOW BEEN 5 DAYS SINCE EUNICE GUTIERREZ LAST SAW HER TWO YOUNGER BROTHERS. POLICE SAY THEY WERE KIDNAPPED, TAKEN 2,000 MILES FROM THEIR LAGRANGE HOME, ACROSS THE BORDER TO MEXICO. AND IT'S HER FATHER, EDGAR GUTIERREZ, THAT POLICE SAY IS RESPONSIBLE. YOU JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO FEEL. YOU JUST FEEL BETRAYED, YOU JUST FEEL SO MUCH ANGER. LAUREN: UNDER A CURRENT CUSTODY ARRANGEMENT, GUTIERREZ WHO PICKED UP 10-YEAR-OLD ALEX AND 6-YEAR-OLD ETHAN FRIDAY, WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE THE BOYS BACK HOME SUNDAY AFTERNOON. INSTEAD, PERHAPS FEARING AN UPCOMING JUNE 24 COURT DATE, POLICE SAY HE TOOK OFF. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRAYERS. FOR HOURS WEDNESDAY, FRIENDS AND -- LAUREN: FOR HOURS WEDNESDAY, FRIENDS AND STRANGERS ALIKE TURN OUT IN BIG NUMBERS AT GUSTAVO'S. OWNER GUSTAVO REYES SAYS HE'S GLAD TO DONATE A PORTION OF SALES SO THAT EUNICE CAN TRAVEL TO MEXICO IN HOPES OF BRINGING HER BROTHERS HOME. I JUST WANT TO HELP AND ANYTHING I CAN DO FOR THE FAMILY, WE'RE READY TO DO IT. LAUREN: AND ONE DAY SOON, EUNICE GUTIERREZ BELIEVES ALEX AND ETHAN WILL BE HOME. SOMEDAY WE WILL BE BROADCASTING GOOD NEWS THAT THEY WILL BE HOME. THAT THEY ARE COMING HOME. LAUREN: WHILE EDGAR GUTIERREZ WAS BORN IN MEXICO, HIS CHILDREN HAVE NEVER BEEN THERE -- IN FACT, THEY DON'T EVEN SPEAK SPANISH. THEIR SISTER BELIEVES FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE HELPING GUTIERREZ HID OUT. LAUREN ADAMS, WLKY NEWS. VICKI: THANKS LAUREN. THERE IS NO RECORD OF GUTIERREZ ENTERING MEXICO, SO POLICE SAY

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A custody dispute has turned into an international manhunt after a father kidnaps his children and crosses the border into Mexico.